We weren't THAT bad, things just didn't go our way...

[rented tracksuit]

but ya still shit yourself everything he gets the ball , I do

I don’t actually. Hot and cold. More cold than hot.

[Lydon]

Drop the players who constantly let us down..they have to starting with Young and Townsend..put Butcher on notice and Collins.

Well said mate..

[Bates]

There is a lot to talk about from last night, but I really want to touch on how absolutely moronic this dropout rule is.
There is no reason to not do this. If you are ever forced into a dropout, you should always go short because there's probably a 40%-ish chance of getting the ball back. Maybe higher once players get better at it.

Watching Mitchell's horrendous kicks just dribble over the 10m is a bad look. Having to sit there and wait, and ensure you don't touch the ball like hot potato, but remain as close to it as possible - it's stupid.
I think it would much better if the kick receiving team could just grab the ball at any stage, where as the kicking team needs to wait for it to go the 10.

This would totally keep the short dropout option available, but stop those absurd examples that occur. Mitchell's second one was actually indefensible. There was no way for the kick receiving team to get the ball back with that horror bounce.

I'm also not a fan of the rule.

If we have to live with it then the ball should have to clear the 10 metre line on the full or a penalty is awarded to the opposition.

What we experienced last night was amateurish!

[Bruce Pickett]

Our defence in the first half was almost 2013 Bondi Wallish. This was even with Kung Fu Cody. We had some bad luck. I also was pretty pessimistic after round 1 but there’s some pluck in this side.

[Carlos Parra]

There is a lot to talk about from last night, but I really want to touch on how absolutely moronic this dropout rule is.
There is no reason to not do this. If you are ever forced into a dropout, you should always go short because there's probably a 40%-ish chance of getting the ball back. Maybe higher once players get better at it.

Watching Mitchell's horrendous kicks just dribble over the 10m is a bad look. Having to sit there and wait, and ensure you don't touch the ball like hot potato, but remain as close to it as possible - it's stupid.
I think it would much better if the kick receiving team could just grab the ball at any stage, where as the kicking team needs to wait for it to go the 10.

This would totally keep the short dropout option available, but stop those absurd examples that occur. Mitchell's second one was actually indefensible. There was no way for the kick receiving team to get the ball back with that horror bounce.

Agree 100%.

[Schooner]

Getting a completion rate above 65% would help

[Andrew Walker]

There is a lot to talk about from last night, but I really want to touch on how absolutely moronic this dropout rule is.
There is no reason to not do this. If you are ever forced into a dropout, you should always go short because there's probably a 40%-ish chance of getting the ball back. Maybe higher once players get better at it.

Watching Mitchell's horrendous kicks just dribble over the 10m is a bad look. Having to sit there and wait, and ensure you don't touch the ball like hot potato, but remain as close to it as possible - it's stupid.
I think it would much better if the kick receiving team could just grab the ball at any stage, where as the kicking team needs to wait for it to go the 10.

This would totally keep the short dropout option available, but stop those absurd examples that occur. Mitchell's second one was actually indefensible. There was no way for the kick receiving team to get the ball back with that horror bounce.

Thing is they got the ball back because Billy Smith foolishly encroached the ten metre line then had to back track as to not touch it in an offside position

What you say about the attacking team having that option of getting the ball before it goes ten has good merit

[SamKerrSimp]

Jeez how can you watch fridays game and think it wasn't too bad

[Juggler]

Here’s a thought. Souths lost both their halves to injury. Their inexperienced half was actually replaced by a slightly less experienced half. Thus their attack suffers but not too much. Sullivan has moments of brilliance as does Latrell.

should we have won? Absolutely. These defensive blunders are killing us. As is our completion rate.

chad has to go.

[HDTONE]

10m should mean it reaches 10m before touching the turf not bloody 8m and dribble 2m...just my 2 cents

[Jacks Fur Coat]

I don’t actually. Hot and cold. More cold than hot.

Definitely. He's the quintessential 'rocks n diamonds'.